Paratracheal Force Required for Occluding the Upper Esophagus

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anesthesia Intubation Complication

• Registration Number: NCT04110899
• Lead Sponsor: SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center

Brief Summary

In this study, the median paratracheal force for occluding the upper esophagus are evaluated in anesthetized and paralyzed patients using the up-and-down technique.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-09-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-30
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-01
• Study Start: 2020-03-03
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Primary Completion: 2020-06-10
• Study Completion: 2020-06-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 47

Inclusion Criteria

• patients who are scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

• diseases or anatomical abnormalities in the neck, larynx, pharynx or esophagus
• aspiration tendency
• history of carotid artery diseases or cerebrovascular diseases
• suspicious of thrombus in carotid artery on ultrasonographic examination

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Median paratracheal force	During 1 min after the completion of anesthesia induction	Esophageal occlusion is evaluated under different paratracheal force by inserting the esophageal stethoscope

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The 95% paratracheal force	During 1 min after the completion of anesthesia induction	Esophageal occlusion is evaluated under different paratracheal force by inserting the esophageal stethoscope

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of